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  • verb Present participle of poach.
  • noun Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.

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  • noun cooking in simmering liquid

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Examples

  • With the president delaying his choice of a new director of national intelligence, the U.S. intelligence community may be vulnerable, says one former official, to what he called poaching -- Soledad.

    CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2005 2005

  • The penalty for poaching is far from being what it should be considering all that is effected from this.

    The sick world of poaching 2009

  • I'm confident one of the wardens will make sure the differential between hunting and poaching is seen.

    New Game-Warden Reality Show 2009

  • I'm confident one of the wardens will make sure the differential between hunting and poaching is seen.

    New Game-Warden Reality Show 2009

  • Anybody who knows anything about hunting knows that poaching is morally wrong and what the penalties for doing so are.

    Mounting Poached Bucks... 2009

  • And I know poaching is wrong, I am a very strong believer in hunting.

    The sick world of poaching 2009

  • Go ahead and shoot anyone who gives you the "yes, poaching is OK" opinion.

    The sick world of poaching 2009

  • Go ahead and shoot anyone who gives you the "yes, poaching is OK" opinion.

    The sick world of poaching 2009

  • And I know poaching is wrong, I am a very strong believer in hunting.

    The sick world of poaching 2009

  • Anybody who knows anything about hunting knows that poaching is morally wrong and what the penalties for doing so are.

    Mounting Poached Bucks... 2009

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